diff --git a/crypto/af_alg.c b/crypto/af_alg.c
index a6f581ab200c..8be8bec07cdd 100644
--- a/crypto/af_alg.c
+++ b/crypto/af_alg.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 
@@ -845,9 +846,15 @@ int af_alg_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
 	}
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	if (ctx->init && (init || !ctx->more)) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto unlock;
+	if (ctx->init && !ctx->more) {
+		if (ctx->used) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
+
+		pr_info_once(
+			"%s sent an empty control message without MSG_MORE.\n",
+			current->comm);
 	}
 	ctx->init = true;